The Corporatocracy Cometh
This week in the Weekly News Roundup we look at government getting too close to big tech. Also, the EU is forcing apple to sideload apps while Android is pulling back on such freedoms.
The Oligarchy Cometh
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/01/tech-firms-suggested-placing-trackers-under-offenders-skin-at-meeting-with-justice-secretary
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/25/meta-exec-us-army-enlistment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZg28KInhMI
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/16/openai-wins-200-million-us-defense-contract.html
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/us-senate-removes-controversial-ai-moratorium-from-budget-bill/
Apple EU Sideloading
https://developer.apple.com/support/alt-distribution-ux-in-the-eu/
https://www.airdroid.com/app-management/sideload-apps/
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-15-restricted-settings-sideloading-3481098/
https://brave.com/blog/f-droid/
Quicklines
https://news.itsfoss.com/murena-find/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/google-begins-rolling-out-ai-search-in-youtube/
https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/01/psa-if-you-have-a-brother-printer-change-the-password-now/
SillyVille
https://notthebee.com/article/new-york-what-in-the-world-is-this/